University of Newcastle

Location

University of New Castle's Callaghan campus is the main and largest campus, it is located in the Newcastle suburb of Callaghan situated approximately 12 Kilometre and 7miles from Newcastle CBD. The central coast(Ourimbah) which is cross-institutional campus is located in the central coast suburb of Ourimbah, while the Port Macquarie campus is located on the New South Wales North Coast off a Pacific Highway and takes just a few hours away from Sydney, Newcastle, and Brisbane. The Sydney campus is located in a brand new, purpose-built premises on Elizabeth street and then the Singapore campus which has its ideal location for the delivery of the institution's programs in the region.

Campus

University of Newcastle's main campus at Callaghan is only 12 kilometres from beaches and the middle of Newcastle - a vibrant beautiful city with exciting activities in it. The campus contains very attractive architectural designed buildings and top infrastructure which scatters all over the 140 hectares of natural bushland. You will find so many spectacular sporting facilities like a 50m indoor heated pool, an 18m climbing wall(second highest in Australia), a fully equipped gymnasium, martial arts/aerobic studios and two competition indoor courts. Callaghan is well serviced by bus and train transportation and it has an easy access to the F3 Freeway. Newcastle itself is a vibrant port city on a breathtaking stretch of Australia's coastline. The city has beautiful beaches, nice weather, a casual lifestyle and proximity to Sydney.

Residing Options

The University of New Castle offers a variety of residential options which would be favourable and satisfying for the students. If it is private or shared rooms, private or shared facilities, if you want to do the cooking activities yourself or need a chef to do that for you, the university will provide those services. For students who would love to stay off-campus, there are several residential options given by the university which includes private rooms, apartments, and houses. Some families who live near the university also offer to host students coming from overseas in their homes for short or long stays. The university will arrange each homestay, ensuring that all homes and host families are safe and friendly.

Faculty

The University of Newcastle has a total number of 1,068 academic staff and a total of 1,537 administrative staff. The lectures are well taught, and classes can be administered online too, the main goal of the lecturers are educating the students effectively so that they could prepare themselves to face any challenge in future.